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Lindsey Van

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Lindsey Marie Van (born November 27, 1984) is an American former ski jumper who won her first of 13 U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships in 1998 and competed in her first FIS event in 2002. Van won a gold medal in the inaugural women's ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and has a total of eight Continental Cup victories in her career. In 2008, Van's knee cartilage was crushed on the landing of a practice jump; she underwent knee surgery and five months of intense rehab. She returned to competition after six months but injured her knee again. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lindsey Van is the 4,911th most popular athlete (down from 4,764th in 2024), the 18,360th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,250th in 2019) and the 635th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lindsey Van ranks 4,911 out of 6,025. Before her are Michele Didoni, Matic Osovnikar, Lance Deal, Adrien Hardy, Maksim Opalev, and Nuria Fernández. After her are Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, Kathrin Weßel, Hugo Descat, Pierre Vaultier, Ferréol Cannard, and Meng Guanliang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Lindsey Van ranks 965. Before her are Antti Tuisku, Kamel Ghilas, Christian Obodo, Pablo Batalla, Rogério Dutra Silva, and Donatan. After her are Julia Stegner, Taishi Tsunada, Makhach Murtazaliev, Magdalena Frąckowiak, Rémi Gomis, and Douglas da Silva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lindsey Van ranks 18,368 out of 20,380. Before her are Dustin O'Halloran (1971), Phillip Wilson (1941), Nigel Hayes-Davis (1994), Brian Rafalski (1973), Bianca Del Rio (1975), and Lance Deal (1961). After her are Jaci Velasquez (1979), Michael Andrews (1967), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (1993), Lauv (1994), Chris Witty (1975), and China Anne McClain (1998).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lindsey Van ranks 635. Before her are Paul Foerster (1963), Brian Shimer (1962), Walter Dix (1986), Rochelle Stevens (1966), Grant Holloway (1997), and Lance Deal (1961). After her are Jessica Springsteen (1991), Jeanette Bolden (1960), Johnny Spillane (1980), Glenn Eller (1982), Gabrielle Thomas (1996), and Madison Hubbell (1991).

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